Aim For The Heart: A Queer Fanworks Anthology
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A collection of very queer fiction and artwork inspired by Alexandre Dumas's "The Three Musketeers"!
Backers: 184
Average Pledge Per Backer: $56
Funded: $10,299 of $8,000
Dates: Jun 15th -> Jul 15th (30 days)
Project By: Duck Prints Press
Backers: 184
Average Pledge Per Backer: $56
Funded: $10,299 of $8,000
Dates: Jun 15th -> Jul 15th (30 days)
Project By: Duck Prints Press
$10,299
current pledge level
Last Updated: July 15 @ 11:02 -0400 GMT
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of goal
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Latest News
Creator Spotlight: Jupiter V 
July 14th - via: kickstarter.com
With only 24 hours left in our crowdfunding campaign, we're delighted to share our last creator spotlight, for the artist Jupiter V. Jupiter is doing two interior pieces for the book, and is the creator of the 12-page comic! This teaser is for one of... (Read More)
Creator Spotlight: MouMouSanRen
July 13th - via: kickstarter.com
48 hours left! :D Untitled by MouMouSanRen About the Author: MouMouSanRen (she/her) was born and raised on unceded Matinecock territory in what is now known as Flushing, New York. She has been published in multiple non-fiction magazines including... (Read More)
Creator Spotlight: Sebastian Marie
July 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Four days left, three creators left, and a little over $3k to go to hit our first stretch goal! Thanks to all our backers so far, and to everyone wandering by looking at updates and thinking "hmm...should I back? should I not?" the answer is YES, and... (Read More)
Creator Spotlight: E. V. Dean
July 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Four days left! This is a great moment to adjust your pledges if you want - add things (you know you want to, like, this is the ONLY WAY to get print copies of And Seek (Not) to Alter Me and old merchandise from the masquerade anthologies, you really... (Read More)
Creator Spotlight: Author Catherine E. Green and Artist Cris Alborja
July 10th - via: kickstarter.com
There's only a few days left in the campaign - gosh, I can't believe it's almost over already. Here's our last two-fer creator spotlight! :D Start your engines by Cris Alborja About the Artist: I’m an illustration and comic artist from Spain.... (Read More)
Creator Spotlight: Shea Sullivan
July 9th - via: kickstarter.com
ONLY ONE WEEK LEFT! And we're funded! Are you excited? We're excited. We really hope you'll keep sharing this around, as our base goal was only the beginning, and we'd love to get this awesome book into the hands of a whole mess more people. :D Love... (Read More)
Creator Spotlight: D. A. Hernández
July 8th - via: kickstarter.com
WE'RE FUNDED! As of about 20 minutes ago, this campaign has hit it's funding goal, which means we are GO for publication and merch production and the whole ten yards. We'll keep posting these updates and see if we can't hit our first stretch goal -... (Read More)
Creator Spotlight: Aria L. Deair
July 7th - via: kickstarter.com
We're only 5% away from being funded!! SO CLOSE!!! Today, meet Aria, and check out their modern heist version of these characters we love... Stolen Hearts by Aria L. Deair About the Author: Aria L. Deair is an author who has been writing and (while... (Read More)
Creator Spotlight: Artist MidnightSilver and Author Rhosyn Goodfellow
July 6th - via: kickstarter.com
We have 9 days to go, and we're 94% funded, and things are lookin' great...and we still have 11 creators to meet! Today, we introduce two more: MidnightSilver and Rhosyn Goodfellow. Take a peek at the teasers... Affaire D'amour by MidnightSilver... (Read More)
Creator Spotlight: Lucy K. R.
July 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Today, we have a modern setting alternate universe retelling from Lucy K. R.! The Three Mic O' Tears by Lucy K. R. About the Author: Lucy K.R. (she/her) is technically in existence. Every time she is free, she writes. Sometimes when she is not free... (Read More)
Creator Spotlight: Author Nova Mason and Artist Amalia Zeichnerin
July 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Another two-creator day! Enjoy learning about Amalia Zeichnerin and Nova Mason... Three of Hearts by Amalia Zeichnerin About the Artist: Amalia Zeichnerin (she/her) lives in Hamburg, Germany. She is a disabled queer woman with a chronic illness and... (Read More)
Creator Spotlight: Amy Alexander Weston
July 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Amy Alexander has contributed two pieces to this anthology! For one, you'll have to wait to admire it in the book. The other... Mousquetaires de Marseille by Amy Alexander Weston About the Artist: Alex, AKA foxymoley, (she/her) is best described as a... (Read More)
Creator Spotlight: Author Aeryn Jemariel Knox and Artist C
July 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Another day, another two creators for y'all to meet! untitled by C About the Artist: A massive drinker of coffee and a lover of old TV shows and movies, C is a small-time concept artist and illustrator who likes to dabble in all things literature... (Read More)
Creator Spotlight: Jagoda Zirebiec
July 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Jagoda Zirebiec has made three contributions to this anthology, creating two full-page art pieces for the book's interior AND making the bookmark! Bookmark: This bookmark, 2 in x 9 in (5 cm x 23 cm), will be printed on thick paper in high gloss, will... (Read More)
Creator Spotlight: Author R. L. Houck and Artist Jennifer Smith
June 30th - via: kickstarter.com
The campaign to fund Aim For The Heart is now half-way done and going strong! For those not super familiar with how campaigns go, usually the bulk of funding comes in during the first 48 hours and the last 48 hours of the campaign. I personally... (Read More)
Creator Spotlight: Giulia Malagoli
June 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Hope y'all are having a lovely Thursday! I'm starting today's update by introducing another one of our artists - Giulia Malagoli - and then after that, I'm gonna take a paragraph or three to tell y'all about another project we unrolled yesterday -... (Read More)
Creator Spotlight: Queen Sponge Studios
June 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Queen Sponge Studios has contributed two works to the anthology! Here's a teaser for one of them... Untitled by Queen Sponge Studios About the Artist: Thanks for reading my bio! My name is Sponge, and I use they/them pronouns! I am currently studying... (Read More)
Creator Spotlight: Xianyu Zhou
June 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Fated Encounter Challenge by Xianyu Zhou About the Author: Xianyu Zhou is a translator and aspiring garment and plushie cloning specialist hailing from a coastal city in the tropics. Despite staying a 20-minute drive away from the nearest beach,... (Read More)
Creator Spotlight: Artist Toby.exe and Author Annabeth Lynch
June 26th - via: kickstarter.com
New Monday, new week, and we're almost 7/8ths funded!!! (I know I keep talking in these updates about how close we are and the changes aren't THAT big from day to day, I'm just very excited about our progress. :D Today's another two-creator day -... (Read More)
Creator Spotlight: A. L. Heard
June 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Happy Sunday, everyone! The Musketeer's Daughter: The Tale of Jacques Toussaint by A. L. Heard About the Author: A. L. Heard is an aspiring writer from Pittsburgh. She’s been writing fanworks for over a decade and self-published her first novel,... (Read More)
Creator Spotlight: Aceriee
June 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Happy second weekend of the campaign, everyone!! We're still creeping on up toward our goal - 82% funded now! - so if you know folks who might be interested in this campaign we encourage you to share it with them and help us get closer to the 100%... (Read More)
Our Short Story Release Day and Creator Spotlight: D. V. Morse!
June 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
We had a surprisingly strong day, yesterday - so thank you everyone, and welcome new backers. We are now 79% funded! On alternating Thursdays, we release short stories on our website, and yesterday's six new stories including multiple titles by... (Read More)
Creator Spotlight: Kou Lukeman
June 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Artist Kou Lukeman actually did two pieces for Aim For The Heart. For one, DeWinter's Moonlit Dance, you'll need to get the book to see a teaser. As for the other... Coup de Foudre by Kou Lukeman About the Artist: Kou Lukeman is an artist, composer,... (Read More)
Creator Spotlight: Author J. D. Harlock and Artist Amy Fincher
June 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Our first day with two teasers! Note that this absolutely does not mean that these works are linked (they're not!) - just that we have a 30-day campaign and 35 contributors, so there's no way we can do one a day! :D King by Amy Fincher About the... (Read More)
Creator Spotlight: J. D. Rivers
June 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Exciting news on the Kickstarter campaign front - we've been selected as a #ProjectWeLove! This means that all three of our anthology campaigns on Kickstarter have earned this distinction, and we're really proud of our track record in this regard.... (Read More)
Creator Spotlight: Sage Mooreland
June 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Happy Monday, everyone! Time to meet another contributor... Glass Hearts by Sage Mooreland About the Author: Sage Mooreland (they/them) is a city-dwelling gremlin from Chicago. They are embarking on the adventure that is their 40s equipped with... (Read More)
Creator Spotlight: bloomingtea
June 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Before we get to today's artist spotlight, just a quick reminder: Today is the LAST DAY to get the Early Bird Special on our Book + Merch backer level! So, if you've been eyeing that, this is your moment—it'll be gone forever on June 19th, 12:00 AM... (Read More)
The First 48 Hours and Meet Veronica Sloane!
June 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone!! We're really excited to be launching this project, and we wanted to start with a huge THANK YOU to the 75+ people who've already backed! Your support at this stage of the project means the world to us, and our strong start—we're more... (Read More)
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